CPU Benchmarking

[jmblazek]

Any suggestions on which benchmark to choose that most resembles a basic DC project? More specifically, which benchmark do I choose that allows me to see the best CPU for DC crunching?

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

The X4's are not yet on the list.

[mitchellds]

Thats tuff to directly answer without being more specific to the type of DC project being run.

I like to use standard Whetstone and Drystone measurements like Sandra for general CPU computing comparisons, and 3dmark type benchmarks for measures of 3D graphics performance which is more real world to most people that run graphical apps. Thats a useful comparison chart on that website you posted btw.

We seen that some DC apps more favor a given cpu type over another, thats because that particular project takes advantage of some aspect of a given cpu type that performs better than its comparative neighbor. (Better ALU, better L1 or L2 or L3 memory caching, better instruction sets, etc...)

In the PI Segment project, I've read that this project favors AMD over intel c2d type of cpu's. In general, I think AMD cpu's are better in the ALU than typical intel types of CPU's , and hence better performers in math intensive type DC projects. I've seen this in other projects as well, and all the more reason for a variety of computing resouces. Some cpu's ARE better than others of the same comparision speeds for given types of computing.

IDIC. heh heh, any of you goobers remember what that stands for without googling?

[Bender10]

I found this a couple of days ago when I was looking around.

http://www.passmark.com/cpureview_pt6/index.htm

[jmblazek]

I found this a couple of days ago when I was looking around.

http://www.passmark.com/cpureview_pt6/index.htm

Great site. I wonder when they'll be updating to include some of the latest CPUs.

BTW, the AMD Opteron 275 is only $375 at zipzoomfly.

[PcManiac]

It is only $255 @ Newegg.com

[jmblazek]

It is only $255 @ Newegg.com

Now that's a buy...without a fan or heatsink though. However, can you imagine what cooling you can purchase wtih that $120 savings!

[mitchellds]

that AMD Opteron 275 is bad ass huh

[Steve Lux]

Just sent in my order at Newegg for an Opty 185 X2 to upgrade the 3800+ X2 in my main system motherboard. I've also just RMA'd a 940 pin mobo that I bought last April 14th (almost ran out of time). When the replacement comes I'll order another 185 X2 and RMA a doa AM2 board I have (I still have the 5200+ X2 processor that I bought for it). By summer time I should have two 185's and a 5200+ available for the team SF.

I'm hoping the Opty will help with MJ-12, as it seems the number of open crawlers is my productivity bottleneck, although I suspect that I may find that I'll need a server mobo because they are designed for more open communication-oriented processes than a home multimedia workstation.

[mitchellds]

I just got all my water cooling stuff in for my dual opty 2216's. I hope to get that stuff in play over they next week and OC to 3ghz on both cpu's. They run at 2.4 on air, 60c and are space heaters.